Poor showing for kids
Friday, June 30th, 2006
By Chris Fitzsimon
Editorial:
Published: Jun 30, 2006 12:30 AM
Modified: Jun 30, 2006 02:52 AM
By one ranking, North Carolina has now slipped back into the bottom 10 as a tough place to be a child. Governor Easley’s office in response quickly put out the news that the state’s rank had been as low as 46th before he took office in early 2001.
So noted. But that sublime fact certainly means little to the estimated 455,000 youngsters living in poverty in this state, a figure that helped push North Carolina to 41st place among the states this year. Last year, this state ranked in 40th place. (more…)
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